Internet Hoaxes and Urban Legends

Internet Hoaxes, E-Mail Scams, and Urban Legends have been around for many years.

Read Internet Hoax to learn how to spot an email hoax.

Read 10 Ways to Spot an E-Mail Scam to learn all about E-Mail Scams. Follow the link to see the top 11 scams.

Read Urban Legend to learn how to spot an urban legend.

Complete the handout given in class.

Now, it's your turn!

1. Do some hunting around on the About pages to see lots of samples of hoaxes, etc.
2. Create either an Internet Hoax or Urban Legend on your own. Be sure that it has the characteristics of the one you choose.
3. You can use PhotoShop or anything else you can think of.
4. You will be presenting your hoax or legend to the class.

Andrea

Marcus


Emely Lozada


Ryan


Jose Silva


Kristen Allen


Steven Caamano